Ange Postecoglou has been sacked by Nottingham Forest after just 39 days and five Premier League matches in charge following a 3-0 home loss to Chelsea.
Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis saw enough an hour into the contest at the City Ground and took just 19 minutes after full-time to announce the end of Postecoglou’s reign.
Postecoglou’s dire spell in charge after taking over on September 9, made him the 10th permanent manager to last less than 100 days as a permanent manager during the Premier League era.
Here, ESPN take a look at all the managers who failed to make a positive impact in the early days of their reign.
Nathan Jones, Southampton – 84 days
Welsh manager Nathan Jones left Luton to succeed Ralph Hasenhuttl on the south coast in November 2022 but, for the second time after his miserable 10 months at Stoke City in 2019, it proved an unsuccessful spell away from Kenilworth Road.
While in charge of Southampton, Jones secured fell to nine defeats in 14 games and left Saints seeking a third boss of the season.
Quique Sánchez Flores, Watford – 85 days
Watford’s managerial merry-go-round under the Pozzo family’s ownership stands out among Premier League clubs and Sánchez Flores has taken two rides, serving for 44 games between June 2015 and May 2016 but only a dozen — with two wins — on his return three years later.
Bob Bradley, Swansea City – 85 days
The first American to manage in the Premier League, Bradley lasted from October to December of 2016 — though, unlike Reed, he made it through Christmas before being axed on Dec. 27.
Bradley took eight points from 11 games and left Swansea 19th in the table, having also struggled under Francesco Guidolin, but they finally found their man as Paul Clement secured top-flight survival.
Frank De Boer, Crystal Palace – 77 days
Lasting two days longer than Meulensteen, former Netherlands international Frank De Boer took charge at Selhurst Park in the summer of 2017.
After just four games of the 2017-18 season — the lowest amount of games a permanent manager has ever been in charge for — De Boer was dismissed without yielding a single point or goal.
Rene Meulensteen, Fulham – 75 days
After a 12-year period in various coaching roles with Manchester United, Meulensteen replaced fellow Dutchman Martin Jol as manager of Fulham in December of the 2013-14 season.
Meulensteen failed to see out the season, as his side slipped to the bottom of the table after losing nine of his 13 games in charge.
Javi Gracia, Leeds United – 69 days
Gracia lasted 69 days in charge of Leeds United before being replaced by Allardyce. Garcia took over in Elland Road following the sacking of Jesse Marsch in their tumultuous 2022-23 season.
The Spanish coach managed just 12 games in all competitions before his reign was cut short. He ended his tenure with three wins, seven losses and two draws.
Les Reed, Charlton Athletic – 40 days
After suffering eight defeats in 12 games in 2006, Les Reed took over at Charlton but failed to improve matters for the south London club.
Reed picked up just four points in seven games, suffered a League Cup exit against Wycombe Wanderers and was sacked on Christmas Eve.
Sam Allardyce, Leeds United – 30 days
In 2022-23 Sam Allardyce took over his eighth different club in the Premier League when he became the manager of Leeds United on May 3, 2023. The former England manager was brought in to Elland Road in a last-ditch attempt to stay in the top flight after the club fired Javi Gracia.
Leeds were above relegation on goal difference when Allardyce took the reins on a short-term contract, but he failed to keep them up after claiming just one point in the final four games of the season.
Allardyce’s contract ran out on June 2, leaving his stint in charge of Leeds as the shortest of any permanent Premier League manager in history.
